Poveste, poveste, cuv\u00e2nt de poveste, \u00een ast\u0103 sar\u0103 la noi sose\u0219te pe un pai de sacar\u0103, s\u0103 te \u021bin de vorb\u0103 ‘n ast\u0103 sar\u0103.
\nEra un om \u2014 a\u0219a era el de cu putere c\u0103, s\u0103 erta\u021bi de cuv\u00e2ntul cel prost, c\u00e2\u021bi copii se n\u0103\u0219tea el \u00eei boteza, c\u00e2\u021bi fl\u0103c\u0103i se ‘nsura el \u00eei cununa. \u0218-avea o fat\u0103 \u0219-un b\u0103iet. Fata a\u0219a era de frumoas\u0103 de la soare te puteai uita, dar la d\u00e2nsa ba. To\u021bi \u00eemp\u0103ra\u021bii din lume au cerut-o, dar nici vrea s\u0103 se duc\u0103, nici tat\u0103-s\u0103u nu vrea s-o dee. Pe acea vreme \u00eembla Sf. Petrea \u0219i D-zeu pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Fiindc\u0103 f\u0103cuse minuni, \u00een urm\u0103 umbla \u0219i necuratul \u2014 cruce de aur \u00een cas\u0103. Ajung\u00e2nd la omu cela zice:
\n\u2014 Omule, De ce nu vrei s\u0103 m\u0103ri\u021bi fata? o ‘ntrebat Sf. Petrea.
\n\u2014 Nu vrea fata s\u0103 mearg\u0103 \u0219i nu g\u0103sesc om potrivit dup\u0103 d\u00e2nsa.
\n\u2014 Zi, omule, c\u0103 eu \u021bi-oi g\u0103si unu.
\nNecuratul au auzit asta. \u0218-a\u0219a au f\u0103cut un v\u00e2nt \u0219-au purces fata grea. Acu auzind satul, au \u00eenceput a pierde cinstea ce-o avea omul acela, \u0219i ‘nt\u00e2i \u00een sat.
\nO ‘nceput s\u0103 se mire omul, din ce pricin\u0103 au pierdut el cinstea. B\u0103iatul lui i-o spus: iaca, tat\u0103, din ce pricin\u0103. \u0218i omul s-o sf\u0103tuit cu mama fetei, s-o pr\u0103p\u0103deasc\u0103 din pricina asta. Au tocmit un om, \u0219-au pus pe fat\u0103 ‘n c\u0103ru\u021b\u0103 \u0219-au zis s-o duc\u0103 ‘ntr-o pustietate, \u0219i s\u0103-i scoat\u0103 ochii am\u00e2ndoi s\u0103-i aduc\u0103 t\u0103t\u00e2n\u0103-s\u0103u. Omul a luat-o. Dup\u0103 fat\u0103 se \u021binea \u0219-un c\u0103\u021belu\u0219. Ea s-a rugat la om s\u0103-i scoat\u0103 ochii c\u0103\u021belului s-o lase pe d\u00e2nsa teaf\u0103r\u0103. Ea \u0219i-a f\u0103cut o gropi\u021b\u0103 \u0219i bea ap\u0103 \u0219i se hr\u0103nea, furnici \u0219i g\u00e2ndaci m\u00e2nca, a\u0219a s\u0103 tr\u0103iesc eu !
\nA\u0219a au dat D-zeu \u0219i sf. Petrea \u2014 c\u0103 ea era s\u0103raca nevinovat\u0103 \u2014 \u0219-au f\u0103cut un b\u0103iet. D-zeu \u0219tiind ce se petrece au pornit s-o vad\u0103 \u00een pustietatea ei \u0219i ea l-a rugat s\u0103-i boteze copilul, \u0219i i-au pus numele Vasilie – finul lui Dumnezeu.
\nA\u0219a c\u00e2t cre\u0219tea altu ‘ntr-un an, el cre\u0219tea \u00eentr-o zi. \u0218i D-zeu a r\u0103s\u0103dit un copac \u0219i i-a spus mamei, c\u00e2nd a pute cuprinde copacul s\u0103-l scoat\u0103 din p\u0103m\u00e2nt cu r\u0103d\u0103cini, cu crenge cu tot, atunci s\u0103-i dee drumu s\u0103 se duc\u0103 s\u0103 se r\u0103spl\u0103teasc\u0103 de dracul. \u0218i copacul cela \u00een trei ani a\u0219a s-a f\u0103cut de gros c\u00e2t nu-l puteai cuprinde c-o fr\u00e2nghie c\u00e2t de aici la Dorohoi.
\nB\u0103ietul c\u00e2nd s-o f\u0103cut mare o ‘ntrebat :
\n\u2014 Mam\u0103, unde-i tata?
\nEa i-a spus lui, c\u0103 nu \u0219tie cine-i. Zice:
\n\u2014 Eu m\u0103 duc, mam\u0103, s\u0103-l cat.
\n\u2014 Te-i duce, dragul mamei, da dac\u0103-i pute scoate copacul de aici din p\u0103m\u00e2nt. Cum a pus m\u00e2na, l-o scos cum a\u0219 scoate eu o r\u0103d\u0103cin\u0103 de morcov. I-a f\u0103cut m\u0103-sa v-o c\u00e2teva m\u0103laie \u0219i i-a dat o traist\u0103 \u0219i s-o pornit. Iaca c-o ajuns \u00eentr-un sat, da el nu v\u0103zuse oameni p\u00e2n’ atunci . \u0218i i-a venit lui un somn \u0219i s-o culcat jos l\u00e2ng-o f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103. \u0218-a\u0219a i s-o ar\u0103tat \u00een vis Maica Precista \u0219i i-o zis:
\n\u2014 B\u0103iete, degeaba \u00eembli s\u0103 g\u0103se\u0219ti pe tat\u0103-t\u0103u, \u00eembl\u0103 mai bine \u0219i-\u021bi cat\u0103 norocul. El se treze\u0219te \u0219i se uit\u0103 spre f\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i vede o fat\u0103 a\u0219a ca de vr-o 11 ani \u0219i pl\u00e2ngea.
\n\u2014 Fat\u0103, de ce pl\u00e2ngi tu?
\n\u2014 Cum n-oi pl\u00e2nge dac\u0103 m-o pus tata acia s\u0103 m\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce balauru!
\n\u2014 Cum de-i balaurul cela?
\n\u2014 Toate fetele din sat le m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 \u0219i numai eu am mai r\u0103mas. (Ea era a boerului care \u021binea satul cela. A spus c\u0103 dac\u0103 n-a m\u00e2nca-o \u0219i pe d\u00e2nsa le opre\u0219te ploile \u0219i st\u00e2rpe\u0219te apele, s\u0103 moar\u0103 oamenii de foame).
\n\u2014 Da, zice, mult ai s\u0103 stai, fat\u0103, aici p\u00e2n-ce a veni balaurul s\u0103 te m\u0103n\u00e2nce?
\n\u2014 P\u00e2n\u0103 m\u00e2ne diminea\u021b\u0103.
\n\u2014 Nu \u0219tii este v-o \u0219atr\u0103 aici \u00een sat?
\nFata l-o \u00eendreptat \u0219i s-o dus acolo \u0219-a pus s\u0103-i fac\u0103 un palo\u0219, \u0219-a\u0219a au venit el acolo dup\u0103 ce i-au f\u0103cut palo\u0219ul. \u0218i s-au culcat \u0219i a zis fata s\u0103 se culce l\u00e2ng\u0103 d\u00e2nsul. \u0218-a\u0219a au adormit el de greu \u00eenc\u00e2t n-au auzit c\u00e2nd au venit balaurul. Fata s-a trezit \u0219i stra\u0219nic a ‘nceput a r\u0103cni \u0219i el nu se trezia: \u00eei furase somnu balaurul. Fata l-au apucat de cap \u0219-a r\u0103mas c-un smoc de p\u0103r \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, \u0219-a\u0219a de tare l-au durut pe d\u00e2nsu, c-au s\u0103rit drept \u00een picioare \u0219’ o ‘nceput s\u0103 se lupte cu balaurul. A\u0219a s-au luptat ei trei zile \u0219i trei nop\u021bi \u00eenc\u00e2t au f\u0103cut p\u00e2rae de s\u00e2nge \u00een loc de ap\u0103 \u0219i l-o dovedit. \u0218-o f\u0103cut tot numai c\u0103pi\u021bi de carne cum se fac toamna c\u0103pi\u021bele de f\u00e2n \u0219i i-o t\u0103iat limba \u0219i ochii i-au scos \u0219i i-o pus la d\u00e2nsul \u00een chimeriu \u0219-au l\u0103sat pe fat\u0103 \u0219i s-a dus. S-a dus s\u0103 vad\u0103 pe m\u0103sa c\u0103 tare-i era drag\u0103. Pe drum s-a \u00eent\u00e2lnit cu mama balaurilor.
\n\u2014 Bun\u0103 cale, voinice, zice baba.
\n\u2014 Mul\u021b\u0103mesc, m\u0103tu\u0219\u0103.
\n\u2014 Tare te-a\u0219 \u00eentreba, voinicule, de ceva. Nu mi-ai v\u0103zut b\u0103ietul? A\u0219a era, cu dou\u0103sprezece capete. Stra\u0219nic de puternic.
\n\u2014 Da, zice, D-ta c\u00e2\u021bi feciori ai?
\n\u2014 Numai doi.
\n\u2014 Ba eu \u0219tiu de feciorul d-tale, l-au omor\u00e2t un voinic de la curtea boierului estui din sat.
\nEa i-au mul\u021b\u0103mit \u0219i s-au pornit. Mai merg\u00e2nd, se-nt\u00e2lne\u0219te c-un sm\u0103u.
\n\u2014 Bun\u0103 cale, voinicule, de mult te cat \u0219i nu te g\u0103sesc. \u0218tiu c-ai omor\u00e2t pe frate-meu; de acum hai la lupt\u0103!
\n\u0218i s-a luat la lupt\u0103. D’ acesta era cu dou\u0103zeci \u0219i patru de capete \u2014 stra\u0219nic era \u2014 \u0219i s-a luptat \u0219ase zile \u0219i \u0219ase nop\u021bi \u0219i nu-l putea dovedi.
\n\u2014 M\u0103 rog las\u0103-m\u0103, zis-o sm\u0103ul, \u0219i toate avu\u021biile mele \u021bi le dau D-tale.
\n\u2014 Haide ‘nt\u00e2i \u0219i mi le-i ar\u0103ta \u0219i mi le-i da \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219-apoi \u021bi-oi da drumul.
\nA\u0219a smeul l-a luat \u0219i l-a dus la casele lui.
\nA\u0219a de mult\u0103 avere avea el \u0219i pietre scumpe ave c\u00e2t lumina casa, c\u00e2t de ‘ntunerec s\u0103 fi fost.
\nVasilie-finul-lui-Dumnezeu s-au temut s\u0103-i dee drumul. Au f\u0103cut un mare poloboc de fier \u0219-au l\u0103sat numai o borti\u021b\u0103 ca s\u0103 se r\u0103sufle \u0219-o \u00eencuiet u\u0219a \u0219-o luat cheia la d\u00e2nsul \u0219i celelalte case le-au l\u0103sat deschise. \u0218-au pornit cu gur\u0103 la m\u0103-sa :
\n\u2014 Mam\u0103, hai de-acum la mine \u0219i-i tr\u0103i.
\nDa nu i-o spus cum au c\u00e2\u0219tigat el averea ceea. \u0218-au dus-o acolo la casele sm\u0103ului \u0219-o rugat-o:
\n\u2014 Mam\u0103, \u00een toate casele s\u0103 \u00eembli, numai \u00een odaia asta ce-i \u00eenchis\u0103 s\u0103 nu \u00eembli.
\nEa v-o dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni s-au putut r\u0103bda. Pe urm\u0103 a\u0219a a g\u00e2ndit ea \u00een mintea ei:
\nDe ce s\u0103 nu m\u0103 lase b\u0103etul meu s\u0103 \u00eentr-un casa asta? \u0218i noaptea c\u00e2nd dormea i-au furat cheia. S-a dus la v\u00e2nat, c\u0103 era o frumoas\u0103 p\u0103dure acolo, \u00een toate zilele el se ducea. Ea a discuiat u\u0219a \u0219-a intrat \u00een cas\u0103 \u0219i sm\u0103ul v\u0103z\u00e2nd c-a intrat \u00een cas\u0103 i-a zis:
\n\u2014 Femeie, d\u0103-mi o cof\u0103 de ap\u0103 c\u0103 \u021bi-oi da averea cea mai mare.
\nTrei cofe. Se \u00eemfl\u0103, plesne\u0219te vasul. Se ‘nvoie\u0219te femeia s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103 cu sm\u0103ul \u0219i s\u0103 nu-i omoare feciorul.
\nSe face bolnav\u0103. Miere de urs.
\nP\u0103dure \u0219i cas\u0103 frumoas\u0103.
\nC\u00e2nd f\u0103cuse D-zeu lumea. Doi fr\u0103\u021b\u00e2ni: Sf. Soare \u0219i Sf. Lun\u0103. Nu mai era lume pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt, numai ei doi era. El au vrut s\u0103 se ‘nsoare \u0219i s\u0103 iee pe Sor\u0103 – sa \u0219i s-o dus la D-zeu s\u0103 cear\u0103 voie s-o iee. D-zeu n-o vrut. \u0218i el a venit \u0219-a zis:
\n\u2014 Hai, soro, s\u0103 ne cunun\u0103m c\u0103 eu nu mai ascult pe D-zeu.
\nSf. Lun\u0103 au zis:
\n\u2014 M\u0103 duc eu s\u0103-mi cer voie. \u0218i s-a dus la D-zeu \u0219i i-au zis:
\n\u2014 Doamne! De ce nu vrei s\u0103 m\u0103 iee frate-meu?
\n\u2014 Nu vreu c\u0103 tu ai s\u0103 \u021bii noaptea \u0219i frate – t\u0103u are s\u0103 \u021bie ziua. \u0218-a\u0219a au l\u0103sat-o D-zeu \u0219i s-o dus \u0219i i-au deschis toate por\u021bile iadului \u0219i ale raiului \u0219i au spus:
\n\u2014 Dac\u0103-i lua pe frate – t\u0103u ai s\u0103 \u0219ezi \u00een iad, dar dac\u0103 nu-i lua ai s\u0103 \u0219ezi \u00een rai.
\nVine ea \u0219i-i spune Sf-tului Soare. Sf. Soare au zis: mai bine s\u0103 \u0219ad\u0103 ‘n iad s-o iee, dec\u00e2t \u00een rai s\u0103 n-o iee. S-au pornit s\u0103 se cunune. C\u00e2nd au \u00eenceput popa a citi, icoanele au \u00eenceput a l\u0103crima \u0219-a se face \u00eentunerec afar\u0103 \u0219-au venit un nour gros \u0219-o luat pe Sf. Soare \u0219i l-o pus la r\u0103s\u0103rit \u0219i pe Lun\u0103 la apus. \u0218i i-au dat ei a\u0219a o putere D-zeu, c\u00e2nd a porunci s\u0103 creasc\u0103 p\u0103durile \u0219i ape s\u0103 se fac\u0103 pe lumea asta \u0219i i-a dat numele Ileana Cosinzeana. \u00centr-un fel pe lumea asta \u0219i ‘ntr-un fel pe lumea cealalt\u0103. \u00cen p\u0103durea ceea \u0219edea Ileana Cos\u00e2nzeana.
\nEl a b\u0103tut la poart\u0103, c\u0103ci \u00eennoptase tare. Ea l-a primit \u00een cas\u0103 \u0219i l-au \u00eentrebat:
\n\u2014 Ce vrei, b\u0103iete?
\n\u2014 Iaca, mama s-a ‘mboln\u0103vit \u0219i mi-a zis s\u0103-i aduc miere de urs.
\n\u2014 Na-\u021bi un cal de la mine, zise Ileana Cos\u00e2nzeana \u0219i te du \u00eence\u021bi\u0219or pe d\u00e2nsul. C\u00e2nd \u00eei ajunge drept la amiaz\u0103, c\u00e2nd frate-meu d\u0103 fierbin\u021beal\u0103 mai mare, atunci ur\u0219ii or s\u0103 doarm\u0103.
\nEl a ascultat-o \u0219-o luat miere \u0219-o venit la m\u0103-sa.
\n\u2014 Iaca, mam\u0103, \u021bi-am adus.
\nEa m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103:
\n\u2014 M-am f\u0103cut s\u0103n\u0103toas\u0103.
\nBr\u00e2nz\u0103 de cerboaic\u0103.
\nI s-a ar\u0103tat \u00een vis Maica Precista. Se duse iar la Ileana Cos\u00e2nzeana.
\n\u2014 I, fl\u0103c\u0103ule, la cerbi n-ai s\u0103 te po\u021bi duce p\u00e2n\u0103 nu-i sta la mine m\u0103car v-o cinci, \u0219ase s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, p\u00e2n-ce oi g\u0103ta marea de f\u0103cut ca s\u0103 nu poat\u0103 trece cerboaica s\u0103 te prind\u0103.
\nIleana Cos\u00e2nzeana era n\u0103zdr\u0103van\u0103. Ea \u0219tia ce g\u00e2nduri are el. S-a muncit ea, nu era ploi, n-a putut-o face \u00een \u0219ase s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni. Sm\u0103ul g\u00e2ndea c\u0103 el s-a pr\u0103p\u0103dit. A f\u0103cut cur\u021bi mai m\u00e2ndre \u00eenc\u0103 \u0219i tr\u0103ia cu m\u0103-sa. Ileana Cos\u00e2nzeana dac\u0103 n-au putut g\u0103ta marea i-au zis a\u0219a:
\n\u2014 Na-\u021bi br\u00e2nz\u0103 de asta – care am eu \u0219i-i du, c\u0103 ea nu-i bolnav\u0103.
\nI-a spus c\u0103 ea se preface ca s\u0103-l omoare \u0219i s\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103 cu zm\u0103ul.
\n\u2014 Dar m\u0103 duc s\u0103-i pr\u0103p\u0103desc pe am\u00e2ndoi.
\nVenind el acas\u0103, cum i-a spus Ileana Cos\u00e2nzeana, a g\u0103sit-o.
\n\u2014 Vezi, mam\u0103, cum ai vrut s\u0103 m\u0103 pr\u0103p\u0103de\u0219ti, o zis el.
\n\u0218i s-o luat de a doua oar\u0103 la lupt\u0103 cu smeul. M\u0103sur\u00e2ndu-se, l-a omor\u00e2t. Nu s-a \u00eendurat s-o omoare \u0219i pe m\u0103-sa , ci au pus-o \u00een polobocul \u00een care fusese \u00eenchis sm\u0103ul. S-a dus la Ileana Cos\u00e2nzeana \u0219i i-o spus ce-a f\u0103cut cu m\u0103-sa. Ileana i-au zis:
\n\u2014 De-acu \u00eencolo s-o la\u0219i \u0219i niciodat\u0103 s\u0103 nu te ‘ntorci la d\u00e2nsa c’ are s\u0103 te pr\u0103p\u0103deasc\u0103.
\n\u2014 Eu acolo nu m-oi duce, da de aci nu m\u0103 duc.
\nC\u0103 a\u0219a-i picase de drag\u0103 Ileana Cos\u00e2nzeana de o pr\u0103p\u0103dea din ochi.
\nIleana i-o zis:
\n\u2014 Nu se poate s\u0103 m\u0103 iei pe mine, dar du-te \u0219i ia pe fata ceea ce ai sc\u0103pat-o de balaur.
\nA\u0219a avea o vorb\u0103 de n-o putea str\u0103muta nimeni; au ascultat-o \u0219i s-a pornit acolo. C\u00e2nd a ajuns, fata tocmai atunci se cununa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Poveste, poveste, cuv\u00e2nt de poveste, \u00een ast\u0103 sar\u0103 la noi sose\u0219te pe un pai de sacar\u0103, s\u0103 te \u021bin de vorb\u0103 ‘n ast\u0103 sar\u0103. Era un om \u2014 a\u0219a era el de cu putere c\u0103, s\u0103 erta\u021bi de cuv\u00e2ntul cel prost, c\u00e2\u021bi copii se n\u0103\u0219tea el \u00eei boteza, c\u00e2\u021bi fl\u0103c\u0103i se ‘nsura el \u00eei cununa. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mihai-eminescu-literatura-populara-1965","tag-mihai-eminescu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions\/182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}